For decades, Mark Lemley’s life as an intellectual property lawyer was orderly enough. He’s a professor at Stanford University and has consulted for Amazon, Google,…
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Why One VC Thinks Quantum Is a Bigger Unlock Than AGI
Alexa von Tobel is fully aware that her big bet on quantum computing may never pay off. “The risk of being too early is a…
OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers
OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the United States as part of the Stargate initiative, the company announced on Tuesday. The…
A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip
While there’s growing evidence that psychedelic drugs can effectively treat severe mental health conditions, especially in cases where traditional treatments have failed, they still come…
This AI-Powered Robot Keeps Going Even if You Attack It With a Chainsaw
A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares…
Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use
A prototype app called Pixeltone developed by Adobe Research and the University of Michigan showed the possibility of using voice control and touch for photo…
Is Silicon Valley Still the Tech Capital?
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Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab
Sunshine, the consumer AI startup founded by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in 2018, has seen brighter days. The small startup is shutting down, and…